Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Handguns Wadcutters-what's to like about them?

The accuracy of wadcutters falling off past (approximately) 50 yards is 100% spot on, as compared to SWCs and other projectile designs. 50 yards and in, they are outstanding. I never had great luck with them at 75, 100 yards. SWCs are the load I prefer for anything past 50 yards.



The WCs out of a 2" J Frame make a lot of sense, as was written in the post, provided at the link.

Initial load is WCs, with JHPs for a reload, simply because they are much easier to load quickly from a speedloader.


The wadcutters are fantastic for large bore guns as well such as .44s and .45s.

From a .44, it is a stellar game load, and I would not hesitate to use it for self defense purposes, as when loaded properly the recoil is mild, they are very easy to shoot well and give some impressive velocities.